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PATENT OFFICE.

CARRIAGE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. "781,512, dated January 31, 1905.

Application filed April fi, 1904. Serial No. 201,809-

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, M. B. GAINEs, a citizen of the United States of America, and a resident of Wheeling, County of Ohio; and State of West Virginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Carriages, of which the following is a specification.

provements in baby-carriages, and more particularly-to a brake for baby-carriages and go-carts; and it consists in the particular construction, arrangement, and combination of par-ts, which will hereinafter be fully de-- scribed, and specifically pointed out in the appended claims.

The object of my'invention is to provide a brake for baby-carriages and the like which will normally stand set, or, in other words, will stand in a braking position at all times whenthe handle is not held in the pushers grasp, and consequently ababy carriage which will not have a tendency to run off' when released on an incline.

In describing my invention in detail reference is herein had to'the accompanying drawings, forming apart of this specification, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of a carriage to which my invention is applied, the body and wheels being shown removed. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of a carriage complete equipped Fig. 3 is a top plan removed on the line 3 3, Fig. 2. Fig.4 is a partial sectional view of a portion of a carriageframe equipped with my invention. Fig. 5 is a partial sectional view of the centrally-pivoted arm. Fig. 6 is a top plan view of thesame, and Fig. 7 is a cross-section of the rubber block.

In said drawings like reference-numerals designate like parts throughout the several views. 7

Referring tosaid drawings, 1 indicates the body of a carriage, which is supported above the frame by the ordinary springs 2.

3 indicates the sides of the handle, which are ordinarily bent and extended forward,

forming the sides 40f the frame, the latter being mounted on the axles 5.v

6 indicates the ordinary cross-piece or handle joining the sides 3.

Extending transversely across the frame from one side to the other and supported on r .3 the sides 1 thereofis a bar 7, the'ends of which Myinvention relates to new mduse'ful imare slightly in front of the rear wheels 8 of the carriage. As a means for holding said bar 7 upon the sides 4: keepers 9 areprovided, as shown, said keepers being of a length which will permit said bar 7 to be moved'forward and backward to and from the said wheels 8. Secured in any suitable manner in the rear face of said bar 7 at the opposite ends thereof isa rubber block 10, which consists of a piece of rubber, leather, or similar material adapted to bear against the tires 11 of the wheels Swithout injuring said tiresthat is, without cutting or scratching said tires. Connecting the bar 7 with-the rear axle 5 of the carriage are one or more spiral springs 12, which are adapted to normally hold said bar 7 drawn back with the blocks 10 in engagement with the wheels 8.

13 indicates a cross-bar having its ends held in slots 14, provided in the sides 3 slightly in front of the handle 6. Attached to each end of said cross-bar'13 is the end of a cord, wire, or chain 15, the opposite end of which is attached to one end of an arm 16, which is pivoted intermediate its ends upon the front axle 5. Said cord, wire, or chain 15 preferably passes underneath the rear axle 5, in or on which is mounted afriction-reducing wheel 17, which said cord, wire, or chain 15 engages. The sides 3 of thehandle are preferably bored out to a point slightly in the rear of the rear axle 5, as shown, so as to inclose the cord 15, and thus remove any unsightliness which might be the result of having said cord outside the said sides 3 of the handle. The portion which comes in contact with the wheel 17 is preferably a chain, as shown, and, as is obvious, this chain may be either a plain link chain or a sprocket-chain. In the latter case,

Attached to the end of the arm 16 opposite that to which is attached the end of the cord, wire, or chain 15 is one end of a wire or rod 18, the opposite end of which is attached to the bar 7.

Now, as is apparent, the rubber blocks 10 are normally held in engagement with the wheels 8 by the spring s 12, and to remove said blocks 10 from contact with the said wheels to allow the free movementthereof the operation is sul stantially as follows: The handle 6 and crossbar 13 are together grasped with the hands. Then by a slight pressure or closing of the hands the said cross-bar is drawn backward toward said handle 6, the ends of said cross-bar sliding in the longitudinal slots 14. As said cross-bar is drawn back the cords, wires, or chains 15, attached thereto, are also drawn back, turning the arms 16 on their pivots 19, which arms, through the wires or rods 18, attached to their opposite ends, draws the bar 7 forward, releasing the rear wheels 8 from contact with the rubber blocks 10.

From the foregoing it will be seen that the carriage remains normally locked at all times when the handle and cross-bar are not actually held in the grasp of the operator, and consequently that the danger of a carriage running off on an incline when the handles are temporarily released is eliminated.

It will be seen that I have described my invention more or less in detail and that various minor changes may be made in the construction and arrangement of parts without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention as, for example, the dividing of the handle 6 into halves and allowing one of said halves to serve as a cross-bar 13. Hence I do not wish to limit myself to the precise construction and arrangement of parts herein shown and described. I

Having thus described my invention, what i a transverse movable bar mounted in front of said rear wheels, longitudinal keepers for holding said bar in place, rubber blocks carried by said bar, springs for normally holding said bar drawn back with said rubber blocks .in engagement with said wheels, two centrallypivoted arms on the frontaxle, rods connecting said bar with one end of each of said arms, a movable cross-bar carried by the handles, and means connecting said cross-bar with the opposite ends of said pivoted arms whereby they are caused to turn on their pivots and to withdraw the transverse bar from engagement with the wheels, against the tension of said springs, when said cross-bar is drawn back, substantially as described.

2. A brake for baby-carriages comprising a movable transverse bar mounted in front of the rear wheels of the carriage, means for normally holding said bar in engagement with said wheels, centrally-pivoted arms mounted on the front axle, one end of each of said arms connected with said bar, one end of a wire, rope or chain attached to the opposite end of each of said arms, a slidable cross-bar adjacent the push-handle, the opposite end of said wire, cord or chain attached to said cross-bar, and friction-reducing wheels mounted on the rear axle, substantially as described.

3. In a baby-carriage, the combination with axles and rear wheels, of a transverse movable bar mounted in front of said wheels, springs for normally holding said bar in engagement with said wheels, hollow side handles, a movable cross-bar parallel to and adjacent to the push-handle, pivotally-mounted arms on the front axle, a wire connecting one end of each arm with the transverse bar, and pulley-wheels on the rear axle, substantially as described.

Signed by me in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

M. B. (lAlNlGS.

\Vitnesses:

H. E. DUNLAP, J. H. DUNLAP. 

